Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylv 2 Avence, cormer Lith street, | BY H | ing Star Newspaper Company, The Evening pape! 8, H. KAUFFMANN, THE Eves ts served by carriers to Jents month. Onptes counter, | per Bixty Cents a month; ove year, #6. THE WEEKLY Star tn, Vos. 48—NS, 7,312. AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. Fer ‘S OPERA HeUs' Oetober 7 Jom ptimentar; Mise Clara Oo'e by rh Sill be prodneed Walter Dennis, M @ ph. George Pat Lh followiee stroag cast:— tos Levy. JB. Baa fiton Leech, and » &. Carol aret, Ha hest of ovbers. Tickets for aale at Solomons & Chapman's, Penn- sy lvapia avenue, bet. 3th aad 10th oets-3t RDS OVE tA F MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, B -acicanit’s Great American Drama, THE OcTroROOS: Or, Former Life in Loui A Capable Distridution of Char: Svenery and Effects, and FaMoUs JUBILEE SINGERS In Ne # Piastation Metodies. N MATINEE SATURDAY. 2S and 80 coats, Night prices. 28, ve oe NATIONAL THEATER. THIS EVENING AND SATUBDAY MATINEE. SIUART ROBSON, UN BRET HABTE’S NEW PLAY, ENTITLED TWO MEN OF SANDY BAR, Supported by the BEET HARTE- BOBS OOMBINATION. October 9—EV4NGELIN oct2-tf TuETER COMIGUS, Eleventh Stree’, Below Pennsylvansa Avenus. OPEN THE YEAR ROOND. EVERY NIGHT Gies and Obildren EVERY W! SATURDAY ASTERROOB. FIBST-CLASS IN Variety. Drama, Burlesque and Uomedy. novit-15 = On Exhibition eee 7TH St. ‘Frames. sels, Rings, Hails, &c., in the District. ‘BF-Trams Casi. 7 Please remember Name and Number. jyl-ly EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &. sonar EXcU oF THE MABRY WASHINGTOR only to MT. ieee wu be made YRENON SPRINGS, where no toxicating drinks will be sold on Persons wishing to spend s ploasant day in the country, where good water and shade sboucts, ean do 80. i78-sa GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. THOMPsON’s DRESS SHIRT MANUFACTORY. SIX BEET DRESS SHIRTS 10 ORDER FOB 813 50 Fit warranted perfect. terial and workmanship warranted to be first- Class. MENS’ FINE FURNISHINGS A SPECIALTY FINE FLANNEL UNDERWEAR TO ORDER. { sepS0-tr_ S04 F street n. w., LeDroit Buliding, for yousg he Knox's ¥. }. frest plies being constantly received ‘goods sold at p-palar prices. septs BR FALL STYLES NOW BEADY. BROADWAY DRESS HATS FROM 86 TO 88. ALso, FINS SOFT AND STIFF FELT MATS OF THE MOST APPBOVED PATTEENS. BOYS’ AND CHILDBEN’S HATS, new shapes. Fine sssortmemt of SILK, ALPAOA and GING- HAM UMERELLAS. KFRBR & GREENS, Hatters, sepli-tr 1419 Pa sve., above Willard’s Hotel. for h v ty-one Hundred Linen, st the BB: OBE 8H. ‘ACTORY, Fac IT FACTORY Fo DRESS SHIBTS MADE the very best material and in at the BRAN wena, OBE SHIBT F. mY. ‘marlé-tr BOOTS AND SHOES. —__ BOOTS AND SHOES. i] 25 PER CENT. SAVED rit] AtL. B RUN CHEAP SHOE STOI '2 77H Bt., Two Doors Asove D. N. W Best French Kid Batton. ™M Seamless Patten. 11 Best School Shoes ever bad 38. 4, 30 cent Child's Lace end Button hee Bost Hand sewed Gaiters, Gent's Bveriesting Stitched Boots 3 Warr: red Sign “Old Woman in Shoe” in wind GBA OPESING BOOTS AND SHOE: Es hoe G ¥ the Awerican Shoe Store, 1914 aud, 1916 Peunsytvania avenue. 1 case © pairs Child's Shoes.7-10; pi-tr J J. GEORGES, D | FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER, Bo. 2115 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. First clase Oustom Work made at the shortes Rotice. Satisfaction guaracteed Best Fall Goods of my own make at very reasona- Sew Biastics tnserted . Bh ka ,-— atm Congress Gaiters by pat. veps-tr (Suan of Bis Boot. EMOVAL —On the First if Octo! R MOV &, tem porsrily, ‘into the Caco me sen pied Di D Petiereon ny: Sormeniy cecupiea by reo. a PETER Ua MPBRLG, Banker and Broker. Washington, D. O , Sept. 29, ist sep? tw" HOUSEFURNISHING DRY GOODs. 1325 F STREET. Mew and choice designs In WILTON, VEL- VST, TAPESTEY, THREB-PLY and INGRAIN CABPRBTING, LINOLEUM, OLLOLOTHS, BUGS MATS, &c.. Bc. sepe-iy a I DEFY COMPETITION. r— | BS where you can get the most Osi and examine my stock o¢""" "°F 7OUr money FURNACES, RANGES, LATROBE STOVES, SLATE AND MARBLE MANTELS, 4ND HOUSEFURNIQHING GOODS, tT fy yt am til! sell- CHRIS. RINSSEER'S, 7108 717 Tru SSEBBT E,W, STRERT BAPTIST OHUROH —Rev. PARKRx will preach To-morruw morning ‘A and 7:30 i" Preac! Lee xen of 2d and f streets northeast. Broday at lle. m. by Ber. Wa. i. of Westera: land. aad 7% p. Sworn, of Western Maryland. FIRST BAPTIST CHOROH, 13th street, ——< sod H. Bev, Dr. Ocrn Ps MSD OHUBOU. ENG BE ERVIOE —Kev. F. K. vevan. o Faetqonts, was pe at ila. m. ANS, 5 more. the 8th instant, in the chapel and D streets. Please attend. it* Waa: jon, will presch oh, corner of éth and D atl a.m. Sabject on Leas nee 2 Being of G nd eve! of the Bible. ‘Sunday school 9:45 8. m. ST. PAUL S BNGLIsH LUTHBRAN CHUROG, corner ith and H sts. northwest— Pr aching on Bunday rex: JER BERGsTRassER, cf Wayne-boro’, 70 pm. by Kev U. Gaavas, of Baltimore, | munion at morning service onts-2t* EPIPHSNY ©HUBUH ‘ne Rev. Dr. Faant. from Christ Church, Williamsport, Pa... will officiate for the first ti Rector of the Chareh of the Eptpbany. To-m ‘Qctoder sth Services at lim m and 7-9 p. m. The Doctor will oe both morning and evening. Sanday B+ do at 8T. MATTHEW'S OHUBOH —The Bight Bev. Dr. Gnoss, op of Ba 2, returned frot Sunaay. 8th instant,.at 7 o’cloce a m reach at 1}. & collection will be taken alt of the poor Micted people of Savi ‘tL AU 80U St. Augustine’s new Uburch on Sunday morning, Oct 8, at7 o'clock It" INDOSTBY—The SOVEBSIGNS OF DISTRLOT UNOIL will meet at 464 K orthwest on MOADAY, October 9.b, at 7 WASHINGTON CITE ETY witi bola its TR ‘Or.J B. TEN EYO: VEN! @etol MPROVED ORDBE OF BED © Tne Great Council Session, 9h BI Travelirg Moon, 7% Bun, in Wigwam of Tribe. Past Hachem oct 24° Ww) ATTENTION, NEW YORKEES! ne NEW ¥°RBK BEPUBSLIOAN ASSOUIA Ti has completes ements for reduced trar portation tothe Bate as follows: Te Mew York city and return. 910 09 3 ieee 3 BE ‘o Watkins 12 To Osrandaigns do 15 09 Ohildren haif fare; tickets good for 30 days or ua- Ul Nov, 13.1876. ‘Those going te the western part of the State can visit Philade(pbie for, @1 aidition- al. All other iaf»rma:ion and orders for tokets can be bad of NO. MABTIN, 31 Aad.’s Office, Treas, Department. ootd Im* LJ made ly them or their predecessors ia offi — ‘A. BOuBER, Cots St President Board of Assessors. wr um GO 6A. GOSPEL MEETING, SABBATH AFTEBROON, IN LINCOLN HALL, AT 3% O'CLOCK. Service of Song. Short addresses by young men, Young Men specialiy invited. octé-tr LOAN OFFICE AND OOMMISSION oldest and most rvlisble in the city. GOuDSTEIB & CO., Corner i0th and D sts. Liberal advances made on loan or on commission for = — desired on very reasonable terms, e¢529-)m_ WM. F. HOLTZ 44N ATTORNBY AT-LAW, 1321 F street northwest. Collections made All legal business before the = promptly attended to. Patronage solicited. THE BEST. MILBUEBN’S SODA WATER, HATUBAL SPRING WATERS on Dranght, (OE-OOLD Ti OOFFE! 14 epls-tr NEEYOUS EXHAUSTION —A medical '» COMB} of lectures nd wed at Kabn‘s, Museum of Anatomy, New York, ma the cause and cureof Frematare Beeline, show: UBL G. YOUNG, BOTABY PUBLIO, Ovrice—Stak Buin! Ortictas. Sirst premium awsrded to b reat World's Pair, in ebliadelpbia, cn. my fod: m ty of 8 OT AOL BS, ‘Oran GL. ety MICBOSCOPES and SHADES for the Byes, I. ALEXANDER, 1229 Pennsylvania ave. n. w. octi-tris'p $108,000 $108,000 OHOICE WINTER CLOTHING. Comprising all the newest and most desirable styles of Goods. in Business Suits, Street Suits, Dress Suits, Office Suits, Working Buits, aud separate Coats, Pants and Vests, for Men’s wear, of every style apd quality of fabric, all entirely new and bandsomely made and trimmed, have just been CONSIGNED TO Us By the creditors of one of the most extensive and Widely-known wholesale Clothing manufacturing Sirme tn the cou: who, by reason of the recen great stringency fa money matters, and the failure of certain outside enterprises, have recently been FORCED INTO BANKRUPICY, And In order to ap immediate settlement of the af- and that a pro rete distribution of gests way be made among its various cred- are positively instructed to force the sale immediately of every gsrment in the entire consign- ment at 25 PER CENT. LESS THAN COST OF MANUFACLURE. ‘This vast stock of Goods is now on ia car large salesroom, and the public are invited to call and fnepect it. This display of BBADY-MADE CLOTHING is by far the grandest ever made in this District, and is well worth a vistt from who contemplate the purchase of Winter Clothing. HABLE SROTHERS, EXTENSIVE OLOTHIBES AND TAILORS, sepiT-tr Gorner 7th and D streets. HAND-MADE BRICK. v4 merchantable hand-made BRIOK. ‘Sato, Ss, on we, a oy Fo sale at the lowest market, ee ba BoeseTs VEGETASLE COUGH SYRUP.” ae ABD! avenue and 0 ste. Y vening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1876. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GoveRNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- na] revenue, $351.564; customs, $317 952. TBE PRESIDENT received over & thousand Centenpial visitors to.: PERSONAL.—Colonel . Cox, pansion agent, leaves for Ohio to-night. SECRETARY MORRILL left here this morn- ing for Philadg’phia, to be absent until Monday. THE SHIPMENT of U.S. notes during the week ending to-day ainounted to 81 ,01,854.53, receipts of silver, $14,051 94. OHIO AND INDIANA—The Republicans Oon- jident—Mr. A. B Mullett telegraphs from Cincinnati to-day toa friend in this clty:— “Am confident we shall carry Onlo and Indiana.” ANOTHER Con NC CUNTRIBUTION. $18 50 was recetved at the Treasury depart- meat this morning from Boston, Mass., and bined placed to the credit of the conscienc nd. AMONG those who had interviews with the President to-day were the actlag Secre- tary of the Interior, Senator Patterson of South Carolina, and Mr. Ira Morgan, presi- dent Agricultural and Arts Association of Ontario, acl CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.—D. J. Waller, rep, lith Pennsylvania; Jacob Tur- ner, dem., 2ist Pennsylvania; W. B. Wilson, dem., lith Pennsylvania; Stephen L. May- hew, dem., 15th New York; Ben). Dean, dem., 3d Massachusetts. PARDONED. ‘ne President has pardoned W. J. Bodenhamer, who plead gullty of em- bezzling public money while receiver of the land office at Springfield, Mo., and was sen- tenced to three years’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $15,000. POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.—The Presi- dent yesterday appointed Solomon Baer postmaster at Holly Springs, Miss., vice Bevjamin F. Phillips, who has fatled to give bond, and Thomas Richardson postmaster at Port Gibson, Miss., vice F. C. Hall, sus- ComM1ssI0Ns SIGNED.—The Presidenthas signed the following commissions: J. H. Stout, of Illinois, Indian agent at the Pima, Maricopa, and Papago agency, in Arizona; A. Neece, postmaster at Santa Rosa, Col; pers Bada —— sg a 4 at ae ‘asbington Terr! . B. Cooper, ~ master at Union City, Ind; Wine Wilson, postmaster at West Point, THE MISSION AT COPENHAGEN.—The Pall Mail Gazette says that Mr. J. M. Cramer, the United States minister resident at Copen- bagen, presented his letter of recall to the Kingof Denmark at a private audience on the of October. This is true; bat Mr. Cramer was removed from oe only because it bad been abolished by the last session of Congress. He has been assigned to the office of charge d'affaires instead. Mk. U. S. GRaNT, JR., has returned to Washington from bis trip to the far west. The newspaper report that Mr. Grant and bis platy berg rer allowed their hotel ke bill at Salt ty to be paid by Brigham Young is untrue. They patd their own hotel bills and went to the Mormon hotel only be cause they wanted tosee Mormondom. Mr. Grant’s companion was a son of ex-Prest- dent Hopkins of Williams’ Coliege.—(N. Y¥. Eve. Post. 6th. NATIONAL BANKS.—The receipts of na- tiopal bank noics for redemption for the week ending to-day, as compared with the corresponding week last year, were—in 1875, $2 799,000; 1876, $3,340,000. Amount recetved -o.day, $543,680. National bank clrculation outs’ @nding, $322,527 ,281; gold notes, $2,099... 190; Securities of national banke—U. 8. bonds for circulation, $337,555.800; U. 8. bonds .or public deposits, $19,153,000; U. 8. bonds de- posited for circulation during the week end- ing to-day, $1,351,000; held for clreulation withdrawn during the week, $1,710,500. THE CHINESE IMMIGRATION ComMIS- SIon.—Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Christy, of the Senate, left here to-day for Chicago where Senators Morton, Cooper and other members of the special committee, —— ed at the last session of Congress to inquire into the question of Chinese immigration, |. Will meet. They leave that city on the 12th instant for | Francisco to ‘in the in- ‘vestigation. ator Sergeant, Representa- tives Piper and Meade are already in San Francisco, in which city the committee will hold its first session on the 18th of Novem- ber. They expect toreturn to Washington by the meeting of Congress in December. TERRITORIAL TRANSIT CHARGES FOR ENGLISH MAILS.—Postmaster General Ty- ner and Sir Edward Thornton, acting on be. balf of Great Britain, signed an agreement yesterday that the territorial transit charges to be paid by England for conveying closed mails, between Boston or New York and San Francisco, sball be six frances Kilo- gramme of letters (about two pounds and tbree ounces,) and 2 francs per Kilogramme of printed matter and samples of merchan. dise. These new and largely increased rates apply to all mails conveyed across our ter- ritory on and after August 21, 1576, and the agreement is terminable on one year’s notice. ANOTHER CALL FOR 520 Bonps.—The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday made another call for the redemption of ten mil- ligm dollars of five-twenty, 1365, May and November bonds. The thirty-sixth call for the redemption of five-twenty bonds of 1365, ;_ total coupon, $5,000,000. be ern bonds, $50, No. 51 to No. 200, both inc! ‘usive; $100, No. 1,651 to No. 3,450, both inclusi 1,000, No. 3,751 to fi $5,000, No. 2,901 to No. 4,150, both inctusive; $10,000, No. 3,951 to No. 5,150, both inclus.ve; total registered, 500,000; aggregate $10.000.000. 1,200 REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN COLo- majority of 45, @ republican gain of 67. preggo Sawn the total of republican majori- Ues, which the official figures assure to be correct, all i has been claimed by the democratic state sop a anelee ak the net republican jority in the si Xi Hn re will certain District Day at the Centennial. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6, 1876. Editor Star:—It haa been definitely deter- mined by agreement between the respective Suthorities to bold a joint celebration of Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia. and Delaware, at the Centennial exposition. October 19th was the day fixed by hover Sony and the arrangements had progressed far e. to admit of apy cb: A reception of the Governors and Commis- siovers will take place at the Maryland building; ora@tions will be delivered; a grand tournament, and wind up with a bail in the og at the judges il. This butid: will bold about 2,000 persons, and_@ most brilliant assemblage is expected. This en tertainment will be the first of the kind given curipg the Centennial, and it is predictec that the attendance on’ that day will equal tbat of any other, Feansytvanis day not ex cepted. Arrangements have been made for reduced rates on the railroad: Every citizen of the District, expecting to go to ihe Ceptennial, should arrange his Visit for that day. w. Camps ign Squibs. Jobn Kelly calis it “r-refar-ram;” George W. Julian calleth it“ wefohm;” Lieutenant Hobbs calls it ‘re form; Hon. John Morris 5” Charles Francis Adams calls it “refawm;” Boss Tweed, witb his Spanish accent, calls it “‘ra-farme;” Bil: Allen lays back the top of his dead and calls it “ref-o-0 o-aw-arm!” and the American people, with @ correct appreciation of its patore, call it ‘“bosh.”—|[ Burlington (Iowa Hawkeye. The current issue of Harper's Weekly contains another effective Nast car- toon. Tilden is represented as button-holed on one side by @ confederate and on the other side by @ union soldier, who simultaneously ask bim: “Whose side were youon?” The “Reform Usufruct,” thus placed between two fires, replies: ‘‘I—I was—busy in court bh @ railroad case.” “A dist ‘ished will 5 tingu: politician of this city,while conversing with @ lady the other evening, became piqued by ber attention toa beautiful Spitz was resting its head confidingly in her lap. and impatiently asked: “ is it that lady of your intelligence can be go fond of dog?” “Because he never talks politics,’ was the prompt reply — {Cleveland Leader. A PANIC IN A SCHOOL—A Teacher Knocked Down and Tram; Upon.—Wheov the pupils of g: 1D east 42d in their seats at 100’clock street, gathered Zesterday morning the Janitor, who had indied bis first fall fire, turned on the hissed through steam. As it the pipes and from th Sarto ittic, it poured out of re oO ic, oO radiator cel @ defective valve in the brass tain room in the primary department in — first story. Fie cag) oe Mee eed e pl rang from her and cried Rat oFire, fire!” In an instant the school room was the scene of intense excite- ment. The boys and girls dartea down the aisies, shouting “Fire!” and randowa the stairs to the yard. In the one of the teachers was knocked down In an aisle, and co or sixty children trampled over ber y- The occupants of the girls’ grammar department in the second story heard the uproar below, and they became frightened and ruebing down stairs, united with the 98 Martin, the prin ol rae Rene department, @8 soon as e of the escaping steam, tried in vain to re straip ber pup! Then she ran to the pipe and pressed her handkerchief to the valve, hoping that the cessation of the noise might allay the excitement. She was aided in her effort by Officer Wright. The hands of both were badly scalded. The janitor at length turned off the steam, aud then the children returned to t! jtudh » Glee SCANDAL In HIGH LIFE—A Somety Sensa- tion in the City of Merico.—At the time of the inception of the Grant administration at Washington, the Mexican minister to the United States was Senor Matias Romero. He is described as @ man of fine ——— and qnesgin manners. During sojourp at Washington he married an American lady of great personal beauty, whom he af terward took to his home in M« some time past he has been one of the home ministers of the Mexican government, and Was esteemed quite @ successful diplomatist. Recently society in the city of Mexico was shocked by the elopement of ero’s fa'r wife with one Celestino Negrete, a writer for the — in thatcity. Negrete himself was well married, and took with him covsidera- ble of his wealth, and the wife of Romero de- spolied her busband of 40,000 worth of money and jewelry. Whither they fied is entirely unknown, but the matter created no little scandal and su: Dot at all efense the government on some subject then under consideration.—| New Orleans Picayune, 4th. ANOTHER WARNING—A German Shot Through the Heart.—A bout seven o'clock yes- terday morning an accident, from the care- less oe of @ pistol, occurred in the Hayes and Wheeler |, Corner of Ar. ington and Edmonson avenues, that cost a oung German, named Joseph is life. Feng garter tools A Schultz. @ baker tiving at 381 street, and was in the habit of a1 i slip, and the pistol was discharged, the bul- lot entering ‘dehara! causing instant Boaus Mongy Dua Our oF THEGROUND. While Mr. W. Potter farm, in Py: count; sively in the “queer.” He was arrested and sent io the penitentiary about fifteen years ago. Five BAbIgS In ONE YeaR—A Fondent, writing from Cheenoa, Illinois, says: “The wife of Christopher Zeher, living in Pike township, about six miles northwest of this city, has given birth to five children within @ year. first, were born on the evening 1875, and on the morning of September 25, 1876, she had @ pair of twins, a boy and a girl, which are living. The triplets aied.”— {St "Louis Globe- Demoerat. BUTTER AND EGGS AT THE CENTER- NIAL.—The National Butter and Egg asso ciation wi)l meet in Philadelphia on pr October 17. Th airy products will the butter and cheese Political Notes It is diMeult to see what cause there \s for the confidence of victory which some demo- crats pretend to feel, when all the signs of times are the other way. The election gamb- lers are not all fooled by it. It is under- stood that the £90,000 bet which Mr. Jobn™ Morrissey made some time ago on the suc- cess of Tilden was not of bis own money. and that he is now anxious to get the bet off or to cover it =* ee ye $200,000 more put in is isk on the result, but t he dare not risk it on Til. den’s success, and cannot put it on the size of majorittes lest it be quoted to the detri. ment of the party, 80 he keeps it close. H. friends claim that there is a republican f but lieth low and meditates.—N. ¥. Graphic. ---:“A friend said to me in my room at Cincinnati, just before the convention, that 700 intelligent American citizens could not make & ‘serious mistake. I cannot believe that 4,000,000 of citizens can make any seri ous mistake.”—G. W. Curtis. --->The Utica Herald says of Senator Conkling’s appear- ance when he spoke at Utica a few night's os ator showed the effects of his recent attack Of malarial fever in his move ments, voice and countenance. The right side of his face and right eye are swollen and the oe partially closed. His voice was weak at first, but it grew stronger as he pro- gressed in bis Ry . The light upon th stage was painful in its effects, and he w: compelled to shade his eyes crequently. se ‘orney extends a@ word of sympathy to Butler, remarking of Judge Hoar's candi- ac: ‘This is nota good year for the airing of side issues, or for the success of bolting Movements against true and tried repubii can candidates.” ---- The Worcester ( Mass.) Spy says: “General Banks is not quite the igeal member of Con; , bat if he is not likely to be so N some other mem- as , he will not probably do much mis chief; he has done good service in bis day, and gate of ated pant pt inate other who er, election in the 7th district.” a BOLD ATTEMPT AT SWINDLING IN BAL- TIMORE.— A well-dressed 5 called at the banking house of . ard, Brooks & Co., and presented @ check for $750, drawn by one of the principal busi- ess houses of this city and payable to order. The teller having been prev’ y warned by. the detective agency of Messrs. Smith, lerson & West, and cautioned to look out for raised checks, politely informed the stranger that he must be identified, when he abrubtly left, taking the check with him. Upon subsequent is it was learned that the same party had previously called upon the cashier of said business house, and stated that he desired to send $15 to his mo- ther, and requested that he would give him ® check for that amount in for currency, which check be had raised to $750. Thus far the cheex-raiser himself is the only BY, damaged, not having called for his ae » 4 ace a hour yesterday.—( Baltimore jazette, a PERJURY IN A CouRT Room—Acknowl- edged that he was Paid to Testify to a Lie— Mary McNeary accused John & "lon; shoreman, of being the father of her child, in Justice Davis’s court in Jersey City. In the attempt to break down her ys Rosch a ree vere on the stand to damage reputation. Corporation- Attorpe; ——_ cross-examined Cartis 80 closely that acknowled that he never saw the woman attorney still preseed the witness, and, ming frightened, he juced @n agreement from i ‘ket, Written by Roach, promising #25 if be swore that he had been intimate with The court ge were dumbfounded, and the counsel for p quit the court room. The defence was at once abandoned. Warrants were granted, and Roach and Curtis were arrested for par- jury and subornation of perjury. ees MAYHEW AND M Having His Kar Pulled.—James Bolter, aged ten years, of 114th street and 9th avenue, died last night of exhaustion, the result of injuries received on the 17th of August at the bands of Wiiliam Bisland, @ neighbor. The lad on the day be was injured was quar- island reling with one of Bisjand’s sons. Bi caught them fighting and, becom! rated, he sod pulled bis left car with such violence as to ear it and several of the muscles of thehead. Toe lad was attended by two or three physi- cians, but he gradually sank, and, a fort- Right ago, the matier was brought to the at- ‘ition. Bisland was arrested at the time ‘and held to ball in €1,000. Last night Coroner Ellinger issued a war- rent for his arrest @ secoud time.—{N. ¥. World 6th. eae =. A VICTIM OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.— Paul Barna, No. ‘i east Lombard street, at- = to commit suicide the midnight be fore last by swallowing three ounces of laud- anum. Dr. A. T. Shertzer administered an- Udotes and the patient was removed to the Washington University hospital. Ae was Testored after several hours. Barna is a middle-aged man of good attainments, a na- tive of France, and conversant with several uages. He came to this country several Cc go thinking he could find a good field the investment of $20,000, ana he put it ip northern jPacific railroad bonds. ‘ince the collapse 1p 1873 he has several times threat- ened his life. He sold confectionery at nem Lrg be ged and cdr hada westand. He was nearly always despon- dent.— | Phila. Sun, 7th. i = erie) A Boy ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED.—A peculiarly sad accident occurr- ¢d, on the 4th inst., in the outskirts of Terre lute, Ind. Several boys were gatherivg walnuis. Two other playmates came, one pocket hd obtained possession of an old . They suggested shooting at a mark. One of them, Frank Walker, twelve years old, held the can on the end of the pole, which was shot at by the others. Finally the pistol would not work. A named Gi Julian xam: was ©: Be ies ord ot Waar’ th tiad'teo LD ie re ol er, wi two bours x3 ris, ere One oe \apal Eoterprine, published ae Minseal Peak D 8 al pera! . Ari haa been reser ited with @ box of wiid Peacher, and says of them: * These peaches, ‘bough Wild, are equal in flavor to any we have ever eaten, of} &8 much 88 nine inches in The trees upon which they yw were dis- covered some twelve or th! years oy the first whites in this section of the ae i i i E i j | i : : i 7 | i | i ef Sess Es TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. THE EASTERN QUESTION. PORTE'S REPLY TO THE POWERS. MONTENEGRO THE ELECTION IN COLORADO. ——e——— 500 DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY CLAIMED. —e VIOLENCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. . Probable Call for United States Troops. WEAKENING. A DARING BANK ROBBERY. THE WARK IN THE FAST. The Porte's Reply to the Powers Lonbon, Oct. 2i.—A dispaten to Reuters telegram ‘company from Constantinople Says the Porte’s answer to the proposals of the powers was formally communicated to the Ambassadors yesterday. Lerd Derby om the Bulgarian Atro- cities, LONDON, Oct. 27.—Tne tone of Lord Derby's Gispatch to Sir Henry Elliot regarding ihe Bulgarian atrocities, issued iast night, is very severe. He polnts out the advisability of placing the disturbed districts imme- ely under an energetic commissioner, who ebouild either be @ Christian or be as sted by Christian coutciilors. This rangement should be provisional and with- out prejudice to any favure arrangements which may be made in concert with the powers, Prince Nicholas Will Comsent to a Surpeasion ef Hostilities. A Keuter dispaten from apnounces that Prince Nicholas, of Montenegro, consented on Friday to asus- Pension Of hostilities pending the conclusion of @ regular armistice.on condition that the forts occupied by the Turks should be only Teprovisioned sufficiently for present re- quirements. Negotiations Eetweem Tarkey and jon Lowpon, Oct. 7.—A special dispateh to the Times from Vienna says:—‘There are good = — La gg meg be- ween Turkey and Montenegro have gone further than a renewal of the truce, and that there bas been an approach between the two countries on the basis of a cession of territory to Montenegro. The valiey ot the Zellas, near Padgautza, is mentioned as Com prised in this contemplated cession. The Perte’s Answer Not Received. Lonpox, Oct. 7.—A telegram from Vienna, published a the second edition of the Times Thougt the Porte was on ay, EayS: uréday positively to give an answer to the proposal of the powers, there is, up to the moment of gn yee this dispaics, DO information of this answer baving been officially banded to the ambassadors. Sir Henry Elliot on Thursday presented his credentials to the Sultan. Toe suppo sition is, therefore, by no means ex- cluded that Mr. Eillot’s representa- tons succeeded at the last moment in altering the Sultan's resolution,or atany rate in a & respite which offers a bance of poo ey end amd which, afver the tenor of the Porte’s reply, seemed ail but certain. The grand vizier on Wednes- day disclosed that the acceptance of the pro posals was impossible, as it would be equiv- alent to the Sultan abdicating the sovereign “ty of three provinces. THE POLITICAL WAR IN SOULH CAROLL ‘ies CHARLESTON, Oct. and Cou rier’s correspondent telegraphed last night from Columbia that the report of the deputy marshals sent to investigaie the recent col!i sion between whites aud blacks at Ellento» bas led Governor Chamberlain to tne deter mination to issue a@ proclamation ordering all the wh'te military clubs or organizations to surrencer their arms and disbaud at oace In case of their refusing to do so he will pro- claim the state to be in a condition of do mestic violence, and will inform President Grant to that effect. and cail upon him to Suppress it. Also, that Elliott, Cardozo, Dunn, Rainey, Straker, T. B. Johnson and Gleaves, of the republican execctive com mittee, have issued ap address to the people Of the United States similar to their Ham- burg address. —Tne News ——— NATIONAL COUNCIL OF COLOBED ODD FELLOWS. Election ef Officers. MEMPHIS, Oct.7.-The National Council of colored Odd Fellows adjourned at a late bour last night, after a reunion and banquet at the Exposition exe The following officers were elected: . Fancit, Philadei- i worshipful grand master; C. Curtis, ew York; deputy grand master; D, B. Bow- ser, egroernen gooey rand secretary. The fol- lowing of directors were elected: G. oMeming, ‘Washington; J. Hill, Peters- my Va.; J. Forrester, Washington, and J. A. Simms, New York. New Orieaus was the place selected for holding the thirty-sec- ond session. _— oe Og Newfoundiana. Loxpon, t. 7.—The steamer Donan, which arrived at Southampton on the 4th instant from New York, reports @ lai number of dangerous | ‘off the ban. of Newfoundland, in latitude 46, and be- tween longitude 50 and 49 degrees 20 min. utes. Some of them appeared to have ry 500 Mn: . New York. Uct. 7. Another dispatch was received at the national democratic nead- quarters to-day from Denver, claimiug Col- orado by 500 majority, and saying the dem Ocrats @re three members better off in the legislature. The name of the sender of the dispatch is not given. —_———— More American Goid for New York . Lonpon, Oct. 7.—American eagies wo tue value of 68,000 pounds were withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for ship ment to New Yors. Bciweciv ad eR A Bankivg House Robbed. WILKESEARRE, Pa., Oct. 7.—The banking house of L. Meyers was robbed last eveniag, it 6 o'clock, of $1,000, during the tempo- Absence of the proprietor. ————— LOCAL N&WS. The New Jerusaiem Association ANRUAL © SG OF THE MARYLAND ANBOC SIN THIs CirY The twenticih annual meeting of the Ma- ryland Association of the * Jorasaiom Was held yesterday afterooon at the temple of the Washington Society of the New Jera- salem, oo North Capital, beswsen Band oO v. W.G. Day, of Balti- Streets Lortheast. more, presided. and Rev. Jabex ox, of city, conducted the o; ‘ = DINg religioas ser- Vices. Messrs. John Hunt aod Arter L. 8 were appointed a commities on credentials, and reported @ list of mintsters and delegates from the societies of the new church 'n Delaware, Maryland and this Dis- trict. A number of communications were Tead, ané at 3 o'clock the annual address Was delivered by the presiding micisier. At 730 o'clock tn the evening @ social meeting was beld at the resktence of Dr. R B Don- aldeon, No 208 Sth street southwest. which was largely attended aud proved a very pleasant gathering. PROCEEDINGS. at 0 o'c ped With py ck thin ver aod 8.8. Sew- morping and was Teadti from the Word by Rev. ard. of Wilmington. Del. Reports were read from societies at Wil- Mmington, Baltimore and Washington. From [bese reports it app-ars that a Koow!l: ige of weden ian Goctrine Is extending, and the churen Is growing in membership. Reports were made by the ministers, the committee on missions, book tract board, schools. and the ex committee of tue association. An interesting meeting will be at we new church templc.on North Capitol street this evening at | o'clock. Kev. W. G. Day, of Baltimore, wil) preach at 11 a.m. to mor- row, and in the eventn, a will be mM, of Wilming P ton, Delaware. a a Wry &RF WANTS 4 Drvonce —Mary Elles Morris, by her couasel, B. F. Grafton, to-day flied a petition for divorce from ber husband, Join Thomas Morris. lo ber declaration she siates that she has resided in this District for two years; that her bus- band was formerly a resident here, but at present ternporarily resides in Bellair, Onto; that they were married in Baltimore, Md., January 7th, 1558, by Rev. Wm. H. Pitouer. And that tre defendant assumed the alias of “Harry” Morris in ile of his proper name in contracting tbe marriage aforesaid. Tae complainant avers that she lived and co- babtited with the defendant, excepting when he was absent from home serving in the Con- federate army, until August 21, 186i. The Fetilioner charges that on tue latier date the efendant deserted her without cause or rea- fon, and has since failed to contribate to her support. She further avers that the defend- ant, on and afer the 2th of August, 1864, in the city of Baltimore, without th case may require. —_——o—__ Goop ADVICE nY JUDGE SNELL.—This morning in the Police Court, Jadze Snell WOOK occasion to s it to Mr. Taggart, Prosecuting attorney for the District, that — 4 police generally to make ar- rest o! jes charged with misdemeanors and violations of Di ct ordinances at such times as pot to make the administration of the lay ive; as, for instance, the Test of es late in the m Or at pight, forcing them to remain over ight in the station-nouses, not being able to give bonds or leave collaterals, Ia most cases it would be as well to make service of warrants early in the day, thereby a‘fording defendants every opportunity to give pail or collateral and prepare for 4 etenenpanetnger STATEMENTS CALLED For.—The Dis- trict Commissioners bave sent comma- nications to the commissioners of the sinking fund, engineer of the District, auditor and controller, collector of taxes, treasurer and board of health, request- Ing each of them to make & detailed state. ment of the transactions of their reepec departments since their last annual report, with ny recom! jons proper to make with the object of increasing the efficiency of the same; also to forward an estimate of the amount required to cover expenses for the Gscal year ending June 30, 1574 This step is taken for the purpose of obtaining mate. rial to make up unual oficial report. > —_——_ OFF FOR ALBANY.—The following con- viets, recently tried and convicted in the Criminal Court. were sent to the Albany penitentiary last night, under a proper guard: Stephen Tayior, resisting officer, 1 year; Jobn Barker, do , | year; Proston Har- larceny, 1 year; Mary J. Smith, de., 2 i ; Wm. Blackburn, do.,2 years; Cece ia Seigie, do.,1 year; Thos. Turner alias Heory Wheeler, do.,2 year; Coroeitas Car- ter, resisting officer, 1 scar, Jos. Wilkerson, robbery, 3 years. & TRE SINKING FUND—Revijnation of Eon. H. M. Sweeny.—The resignation of Hon. B. M. Sweevy. as commissioorr of tue sinking fund, tendered on the 27th ultimo, has been accepted by the District Commissioners. la cheir acceptance the Commissioners tender their best wishes for the future prosperity of Mr. Sweeny. The Commissioners have ten- dered the place made vacant by Lhe resigna- jon of Mr. Sweeny to Jonn T. Mitehe 11, esq., of Georgetown, the well-known dry Merchant doing business in unis city. CAPTURE OF TEIEVES.—A bout 1:30 o'clock Ubis morning Sergeant Arnoid,of the seventh precinet, captured two negro thieves who ad broken into ® tailor shop kept by Mr. Clotz, on 4th, between | and K streets north- len about $300 worth of cloth clothing. They were canght in the act the goods recovered. in the Police Court this morping the case was sent to the grand jury. ——_-—___ AND APPOINTMENT.—The resignations of H.D. Beam and 4. T. Tag- gart ys for the District nave been accepted by the District Commis. sioners—the former to take effect from the Editor Star:—The secretary of the E. W. it. T. asks —— “Why do not the con- testants in Jong-range Shooting matches assume 8p uprigbt position, and (hus show thelr skill as marksmen?” I think if the “shooting secret " bed ever tried bis luck in & standing position at 1,000 yards, or even 500 yards. b never would bave asked that question. It is next to im- possible todo anything Iike good shooting ib @D upright position at such ranges, Qs it is excceaingly difficult to obtain cor- rect sight in that attitude, and consequently there are few, if any, who ce in that way atall. And I would inform bim that it requires just as much skill to shoot In any of the altitudes assumed by th« long-range riflemen as i! would in @ standing oy Rifiemen's Pusitions. Eidilor of the Star: Raving been absent from the city for several days, I did not see ubUl to-day the communication ia THE STAR dated the 30th ultimo, signed “Sec. E. W.R.T.,” in which there is an atten cricise severely the “ridiculous tions”? this city as being “entirely out of the course of tactics.” Biess bis innocent soul, he f i ri i